Scraper utensil



. SCRAPER UTENSIL y Filed Aug. 4, 1944 I m/eutor H. ATHA ,2,410,192

Patented Oct. 29, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE SCRAPER UTENSIL Hattie B. Atha, Akron, Ohio Application August 4, 1944, Serial No. 548,095

1 Claim.

My invention relates to improvements in scraper utensils for use more particularly, although not necessarily, in making pastry, the primary object in view being to provide a simply constructed, flexible edge device designed to facilitate scraping cooking utensils and the like,

having bottoms of different shapes, and which is easy to handle and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the accomplishment of the above, andsubordinate objects presently appearing, a preferred embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, set forth in detail in the succeeding description, and defined inthe claim appended hereto.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved scraper utensil, in a preferred embodiment thereof,

Figure 2 is a view in edge elevation,

Figure 3'is a view in transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 and drawn to an enlarged scale.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, my improved scraper utensil, in the embodiment illustrated, comprises an elongated fiat member I, of suitable, rigid wood, or plastic, and which includes a front blade-like section 2 substantially egg-shaped in edge contour with a smaller end the groove 1, whereas, directly opposite, or in other words, at the opposite side of the section 2,

l the band presents an edge section I3 extending 3 foremost, a fan-tail intermediate section 4. J

forming a rear extension of the section 2, and a flat handle Sectio-n 5 reduced in width as com-l pared with that of the intermediate section 4 and flaring edgewise rearwardly from the section 4 to afford a better hand grip. The fan-tail inter-- mediate section 4 also forms a pair of ears 4' upon opposite sides of the handle section 5.

An aperture 6 may be provided in the rear end of the handle section 5 for hanging the utensil on a nail or peg.

The front section 2 is provided with an edge groove 'I therein which extends clear around the same and ends at opposite sides of the interme gizte section 4 at the juncture of said sections A fiat heavy band 8 of rubber, relatively wider than the depth of the groove 1, is stretched around said groove and diagonally across said ears 4 on one side thereof and then looped, as at 9, over the opposite side of the handle section 5 behind the ears 4', whereby said band is maintained in place under tension. If desired, the ears 4' of the intermediate section 4 may be provided with rear edge keeper notches, as at I0, for seating said band 8. The band 8 may be of the type used on Mason fruit jars, and the like.

A particular feature of my invention is that on one side of the front section 2, the groove 8 has a straight bottom section II so that the band 8 extending along said section II presents a straight, exible edge section I2 extending out of out of the groove 'I curved in a long arc. Obviously, between the band sections I2, I3, and at the front end 3 of the section 2, the band 8 presents a section I4 curved in a short arc. Also, in the rear of the band sections I2, I3 the groove 1 is deepened to substantially the width of the band 8 so as to house therein the greater width of the band, in the rear of the band sections I2, I3 and thereby olfset tendency of the band sections I2, I3 and I4 to roll laterally.

In using the described device, the band section I4 is utilized in deep cups, bowls, and the like, to scrape the bottoms, the band section I2 is used in shallow, flat-bottomed utensils, such as pans, to scrape said bottoms, and the band section I3 in shallow utensils having slightly dished bottoms. As will be understood, the front section 2 may be utilized as a beater or mixer if desired. The rubber band 8 may be inexpensively replaced by an old jar band or the like.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suffice to impart a clear understanding of my invention without further explanation.

Manifestly,l the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification without departing from the inventive concept, and right is herein reserved to such modifications as fall Within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A scraper utensil comprising a flat elongated member including a front section of substantially oval edge contour and provided with an edge groove therein, an intermediate fan-tail shaped section joined at its smaller end to the front section, a fiat handle section joined at its front end to the wider end of the intermediate fan-tail section and centered relative to said wider end whereby the wider end of the intermediate fantail section provides a pair of ears upon opposite sides of the handle section, and a band of resilient fiat material of greater width than the depth of said groove trained around said groove to the point where they front and intermediate fantail sections are joinedand then passing across said ears on one side thereof and over the handle section on the opposite side thereof at the point where said handle section is joined to said intermediate fan tail section, said groove having straight and curved sections, respectively, at 0pposite side edges of the front section to shape the band into straight and curved scraping sections, respectively, for scraping flat and dished surfaces, said band being stretched around said groove and across said ears and over the handle whereby said band is held in place under tension.

HATTIE B. ATI-IA. 

